{"id":7011,"date":"2017-07-30T11:32:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T11:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=7011"},"modified":"2017-07-30T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T11:32:31","slug":"selene-media-converter-17-7-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/07\/selene-media-converter-17-7-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Selene Media Converter 17.7 Released (How to Install)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-media-converter-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The open source Selene media converter got a new release a few days ago with enhancements, translation updates, and updated installers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/teejee2008\/selene-media-converter\" target=\"_blank\">Selene<\/a> is an audio\/video converter for Linux that supports almost every file format that you are likely to come across and can encode them to popular output formats like MKV, MP4, etc. It aims to provide a simple GUI for converting files to popular formats along with powerful command-line options for automated\/unattended encoding.<\/p>\n<p>Selene 17.7 features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added support for OPUS in WEBM, MKV and OGG containers<\/li>\n<li>Added audio tag support for Fraunhoffer AAC encoding<\/li>\n<li>Use VLC for playing media instead of internal player<\/li>\n<li>MediaPlayer: Center screen and show file name in header bar<\/li>\n<li>Updated installers and translations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-media-encoder17-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-media-encoder17-7-600x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-media-encoder17-7-600x423.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-media-encoder17-7-450x317.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-media-encoder17-7-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-media-encoder17-7.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Install Selene 17.7 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n<p>The project offers the <b>.deb<\/b> and <b>.run<\/b> installers in its <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/teejee2008\/selene-media-converter\/releases\" target=\"_blank\">release page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To upgrade the software easily via system <b>Software Updater<\/b> utility, you can install Selene from the <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~teejee2008\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ppa\" target=\"_blank\">developer&#8217;s PPA repository<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008\/ppa<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type in your password (no visual feedback while typing due to security reason) when prompts and hit Enter. Supports for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-ppa-600x93.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"93\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-ppa-600x93.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-ppa-450x69.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/selene-ppa.jpg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> To install the media encoder for first time, run commands to check updates and install it:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt update\r\n\r\nsudo apt install selene<\/pre>\n<p>To upgrade it from an existing release, simply launch <b>Software Updater<\/b> and install the updates.<\/p>\n<p><b>Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To remove selene media converter, run command in terminal:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">sudo apt remove --autoremove selene<\/pre>\n<p>And remove the PPA repository via <b>Software &#038; Udpates<\/b> utility under <i>Other Software<\/i> tab.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The open source Selene media converter got a new release a few days ago with enhancements, translation updates, and updated installers. 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